Human Resources Professional 2 (Employee Relations Investigator)

The Department of Administrative Services is seeking candidates for the position of Employee Relations Investigator (Human Resources Professional 2). This role manages multiple types of Employee Relations (ER) personnel investigations - including workplace harassment, discrimination, retaliation, sexual harassment, and violence. This position conducts thorough, professional, and efficient interviews of those individuals accused of violations, witnesses, and reporting persons to obtain key facts for proper decision-making.
In collaboration with the Employee Relations Coordinator, the Employee Relations Investigator will review complaints and inquiries related to personnel matters received through the employee complaint reporting process. This work includes identifying the scope of the investigation; developing investigation plan, including identification of persons to be interviewed, topics to be covered and appropriate timelines; conducting interviews; drafting related reports or summaries; ensuring all related correspondence, documents, reports, etc., are filed appropriately; and drafting and disseminating closure correspondence to participants in the investigation. In some instances, this position will require debriefing with DAS-HRE assigned staff and/or agency representative(s) concerning the outcome of the investigation. In addition to the duties described, this position may be asked to complete special projects/assignments assigned by the DAS Director or General Counsel.
A successful candidate will have experience in conducting personnel investigations, including:

• Conducting interviews with complainants, witnesses, and subjects of complaints to obtain all facts necessary to analyze a complaint.
• Experience in analyzing complex information and developing fact-based conclusions using a variety of resources and techniques.
• A proven proficiency in drafting reports that accurately set forth the facts uncovered during an investigation and apply workplace policies to those facts to assess whether those policies were violated.

Successful candidates for this position will be able to assume control of high stress, sensitive situations with employees of the State. They will need to be highly motivated and able to work independently to ensure all investigations are completely objective and brought to a logical, timely conclusion in compliance with applicable State of Iowa policies. From time-to-time, individuals in this role are required to testify in administrative and court proceedings concerning completed investigations.
Due to the sensitive nature of the topics investigated, successful candidates must be able to maintain a high level of confidentiality in their work.Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

1. Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a Bachelor's degree and experience equal to four years of full-time work in one or more professional-level Human Resources management areas such as employment, recruitment, position classification, compensation, labor relations, collective bargaining, safety, worker's compensation, wellness, and benefits administration.
2. A combination of a total of eight years of education and full-time experience (as described in number one), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work equals one year of full-time experience.
3. Graduation from an accredited law school.
4. Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes three and a half years of full-time work as a Human Resources Professional 1.

For additional information, please click on this link to view the job description.Employment Type: Full-time